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Epstein, When Man is Full He Falls Asleep
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Once again the Daytona for the Pitchfork-set has rolled around like indie rock's own version of pledge week. In place of strange rituals and memorization of legacy nicknames, there are strange rituals and LOTS of bands. LOTS. How could we sit this one out?
So yes, Asthmatic Kitty is once again headed to SXSW in Austin. We have gathered up a few willing and enthused diplomats, namely Rafter, DM Stith and Jookabox, and are headed down to rock and roll and taco with the rest of them. We will be kicking off the festivities with a combined showcase on Wednesday night (March 17th) alongside good label friends K Records, Sounds Familyre, and Tomlab. Entitled "Sophisticated Boom Boom," the showcase takes over two stages at the Beauty Bar and includes the musical talents of Mantler, Ben + Vesper, Niobe, Munch Munch, Jeremy Jay, L'Orchidee D'Hawai, Angelo Spencer, Ortolan, Danielson, Diamond Rings and our own Rafter and Jookabox.
For more info and a free mix tape download visit here. That same night, for those desiring to get a little less sweaty, DM Stith will be bringing a late night transcendance to St. David's Bethell Hall where he will be playing with piano and strings. A complete listing of appearances is available on our tour dates page but also conveniently listed for you after the jump. | |
Photo by Kristi Sword
Today Epstein Y El Conjunto's When Man is Full He Falls Asleep is being released across the internet in all of its nooks and crannies. A reminder, Epstein is one of the many talented alter-egos of Roberto Lange, and El Conjunto the willing volunteer band to fill out the Epstein sound. This April, in celebration of this release, Roberto Lange, Julianna Barwick and visual artist Jonathan Dueck, will be engaging in a unique collaboration that blurs the divisions between studio, stage, touring and recording. Roberto will be performing under both of his monikers, Epstein (exploration into the digital debris and soul of experimental hip-hop influenced electronic music) and Helado Negro (the official band of the Latin Awareness Initiative). Julianna will be performing her ethereal and magical vocal layering. Using the framework of a traditional music venue tour, these three artists will create a new body of work that will reflect their time together and those they encounter. While the two musicians collaborate and produce new music, Jonathan Dueck will be documenting with drawings, video and photography which will later be incorporated into the packaging materials for the final product of this experience.
The live set will include projected video by Jonathan Dueck in between music sets. These visually and musically rich videos are a culmination of 4 years of work on 20 short films. Dueck scratched, painted on, stamped over, and projected old 16mm films to create this work. With the collaboration of I Heart Lung, Chad VanGaalen, Deneir, and Son Lux, he has created 20 short, but visual rich videos from these 16mm films.
The tour will also include two art exhibitions, the first in New York at the 92YTribeca which will include stills from Jonathan's films plus the playful work of Kristi Sword. This show will be up for the month of April. The second will occur in Indianapolis at the Big Car / Mt. Comfort galleries and will include art by DM Stith, Ryan Irvin, John Berry as well as Dueck. See full list of tour dates here.
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It may not quite seem like it, but it is nearly spring. That means flower buds, rabbits making rabbits, bees pollinating...and this year, the appropriately timed Rafter's Animal Feelings.
Out April 13th, the album brings spring full swing by strutting cleanly from one hit to the next, speakers blowing, bodies moving, club lights flashing. Full of FM-ready pop gems playfully sabotaged by Rafter’s fearless mouth, the album is an exhilarating pop free-for-all recalling Nintendo composer Koji Kondo leading a fantasy camp super-jam with Cody Chesnutt, Justin Timberlake, and the Tom Tom Club. Preorder the CD for $10 by clicking here.
And if anyone has ever seen Rafter perform live, they’ll know he lets it all shine through for the audience. Rafter’s spirited dance-floor anarchy and fiery-red headed glammerisms make for an unparalleled show that will stand out amongst the rest. . . which, as we all know, is what SXSW is all about. Those heading to Austin should be sure to add Rafter to the agenda. Click more below to see the five times Rafter is playing at SXSW.
For those not headed to Austin, enjoy "beauty beauty," a new, free MP3 from Animal Feelings (or click here for a remix by Dominique Leon):
"beauty beauty" Animal Feelings (Download)
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Denton - Dan's Silverleaf (Map) | Epstein
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